Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.
3rd of 9 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow
Born: Jun 14, 1876, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Nebraska
Died: Nov 22, 1944 (age 68), Colusa, Colusa Co., California; edema
Buried: Nov 25, 1944, Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California
Occupation: Stagecoach driver, farm laborer, Colorado Midland Railroad (fireman and locomotive engineer), cattle rancher
Married (1): Apr 27, 1899, Ida Emeline Hyatt, Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Five children: Ray Chatfield, Harold Leonard Chatfield, Clinton Chatfield, Charlotte Mary Chatfield, Norman G. Chatfield
Married (2): May 21, 1911/12, Madge Rosa, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Five children: Lillian Chatfield, Lola Chatfield, Norma Madge Chatfield, Aura May Chatfield, Clark Samuel Chatfield, III

Ida Emeline Hyatt
1st of 3 children of Samuel Washington Hyatt & Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw
Born: Jan 9, 1881/82, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Died: Feb 9, 1908 (age 27), Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado; in the Nordach Ranch Sanitarium; from pulmonary tuberculosis
Buried: Feb 11, 1908, Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Married: Apr 27, 1899, Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Five children: Ray Chatfield, Harold Leonard Chatfield, Clinton Chatfield, Charlotte Mary Chatfield, Norman G. Chatfield

1. Ray Chatfield
Born: May 16, 1900, Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Died: May 25, 1900 (age 9 days), Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Buried: unknown

2. Harold Leonard Chatfield
Born: Dec 16, 1901, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: Feb 17, 1909 (age 7), Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado; diphtheria
Buried: Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

3. Clinton Chatfield
Born: May 1, 1903, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: May 2, 1903 (age 1 day), Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Buried: May 3, 1903, Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

4. Charlotte Mary Chatfield
Born: Mar 13, 1904, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: Feb 17, 1987 (age 83), Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., California
Cremated: Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., California
Married: Jun 6, 1928, Thomas Wesley Putnam, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
Two children: Thomas Clark Putman, Patricia Ann Putnam

5. Norman G. Chatfield
Born: Apr 16, 1906, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: Feb 17, 1909 (age 2 yrs, 10 mo), Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado; diphtheria
Buried: Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

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Timeline and Records

Nine children of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow:
1. Della Chatfield
1872 – 1919 (m. Elmer Ellsworth Chatfield)
2. Ora Lovina Chatfield
1873 – 1936 (m. Charles Elliot Shaw)
3. Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.
1876 – 1944 (m.1 Ida Hyatt, m.2 Madge Rosa)
4. Arthur William Chatfield
1878 – 1959 (m. Ada B. Miller)
5. Willard James Chatfield
1880 – 1900
6. Mabel Clair Chatfield
1883 – 1960 (m. George Reuben Sawyer)
7. Jacquelin(e) Chatfield
1886 – 1964 (m. James Frederick Mallon)
8. Levi Tomlinson “Lee” Chatfield
1889 – 1949 (m. Martha W. Banning)
9. Marjorie Emma Chatfield
1893 – 1983 (m. Thomas Mitchel Tuck)

Three children of Samuel Washington Hyatt & Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw:
1. Ida Emeline Hyatt
1881/82 – 1908 (m. Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.)
2. Nettie Mae Hyatt
1883 – 1883 (age almost 4 months)
3. Arthur Hyatt
1885 – 1885 (age 20 days)

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Jun 14, 1876: Birth of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., 3rd of 9 children of Clark Samuel Chatfield & Mary Elizabeth Morrow, in Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Nebraska

Jun 11, 1880: Federal Census for Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado:
Chatfield, C.S.: age 39, married, rancher, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Marey: age 29, wife, housekeeping, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois (Mary)
Ida: age 13, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Della: age 8, daughter, at home, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Ora: age 7, daughter, at home, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Clark S.: age 8, son, at home, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois (age 3)
Arthur: age 1, son, at home, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Note: The following are also listed as living in the same household:
L.C. Howell, age 32, farmer, born West Virginia
G.R. Baker, age 23, farmer, born West Virginia
R.M. Baker, age 31, dentist, born West Virginia

Jan 8, 1881: Birth of Ida Emeline Hyatt, 1st of 3 children of Samuel Washington Hyatt & Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw
Note: some family trees reflect Ida’s middle name as Ernestine rather than Emeline

Jun 1, 1885: Colorado State Census for Eagle Co., Colorado: (preprinted Jun 1, 1885)
Chatfield, C.P.: age 44, married, rancher, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio (Clark Samuel, Sr.)
M.E.: age 35, wife, housekeeper, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois (Mary Elizabeth Chatfield)
Ida: age 18, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Della: age 13, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Ora: age 12, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Clark S.: age 9, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Arthur: age 8, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Willard: age 4, son, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Mable: age 1, daughter, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Note: Census year begins Jun 1, 1884 and ends May 31, 1885, so not known actual date census was taken.

The Clark Samuel Chatfield family is in Eagle County in the census above and in Pitkin County in the census below.
Note: The town of Emma (Pitkin County) is adjacent to Basalt (Eagle County), with the county line running between the two towns.

Jun 1, 1885: Colorado State Census for Pitkin Co., Colorado: (preprinted Jun 1, 1885) (Clark Samuel)
Chatfield, C.: age 45, married, ranchman, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Mary: age 35, wife, keeps house, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois
Ida: age 19, daughter, at school, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Dell: age 13, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Geo: age 11, son, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois (Ora, dau)
Clark S.: age 9, son, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
A: age 7, son, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois (Arthur)
Willard: age 4, son, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Mabel: age 1, daughter, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Note: Census year begins Jun 1, 1884 and ends May 31, 1885, so not known actual date census was taken.
Note: The name entry after Dell cannot be read on the actual record and was transcribed from Ora to Geo—so was mistakenly assumed a boy.

As I Was Told:
When Clark Jr. was in his teens, he was involved in an argument about a horse in a saloon, a place he was not supposed to be. As he was trying to escape, he was stabbed in the back. Bleeding, he got on his horse and made the decision to run away—knowing if he stopped, the man would kill him—and if he went home with a knife in his back, his father would. (by Aura Edwards, daughter of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & his 2nd wife, Madge Rosa)

Apr 27, 1899: Marriage of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. (age 22) & Ida Emeline Hyatt (age 18), in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

May 16, 1900: Birth of Ray Chatfield, 1st of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

May 25, 1900: Death of Ray Chatfield, 1st of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

Jun 8, 1900: Federal Census for Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming:
Chatfield, Clark: head, born Jun 1876, age 23, married 1 year, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer
Ida H.: wife, born Jan 1881, age 19, married 1 year, number of children born 1, number of children living 0, born Indian Territory, father born North Carolina, mother born Arkansas
Note: Their first child, Ray Chatfield, was born May 16, 1900 and died nine days later on May 25, 1900, two weeks prior to this census

Sep 1, 1900: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
LOCAL NEWS.
Clark S. Chatfield and family arrived here from the Big Horn basin, Wyoming, on Friday, and intends to make his home at this place in the future.
Note: The article refers to Clark, Jr., the son of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. and Mary Morrow.

circa 1901: Photo of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. and family

PHOTO left to right: Ora, Arthur w/hat in hand and wife Ada (Miller), Levi with hat at chest, Mabel, Clark Jr., mother Mary (Morrow) and father Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. The family is standing on the tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway.

Notes: Ora (Chatfield) Shaw (age 27), Arthur Chatfield (age 22), Ada (Miller) Chatfield (age 22), Levi Chatfield (age 11), Mabel Chatfield (age 18), Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. (age 24), Mary (Morrow) Chatfield (age 51), Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. (age 62)

Ora, married to Charles Elliott Shaw in 1898; lives in Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Clark Samuel, Jr. & Ida Hyatt married (Apr 7, 1899); live in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
Arthur & Ada B. Miller married Dec 7, 1900; live in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado.

Children not pictured:
Della married Elmer Sep 18, 1892; they live in Spring Creek, Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
Willard died May 4, 1900 in Basalt
Jacquelin is about 15 years of age at this time
Margaret “Marjorie” is 8 years of age

The Colorado Midland Railway Company was incorporated in 1883 with a plan to build a standard-gauge railroad from Colorado Springs through Leadville and Aspen and on to Salt Lake City. Train service reached the Arkansas Valley in 1887. North-west of Leadville, the Midland faced the challenge of crossing the Continental Divide. A series of long switchbacks climbed to the Hagerman Tunnel at 11,500 feet. A massive trestle was also named for James Hagerman, the company’s president. The Midland struggled financially during its entire existence. The killing blow came during World War I when it was given a government contract for moving military men and supplies. The small railroad could not handle the additional traffic. The US Rail Administration pulled the Midland’s authorization to operate. The Colorado Midland finally made a profit in 1922 when they shut down and sold all assets.
Source: http://www.fourteenernet.com/things-to-do/the-colorado-midland-railway-company

Source: BASALT: Colorado Midland Town, by Clarence L. & Ralph W. Danielson, Pruett Publishing Company
Boulder, Colorado, 1965 & 1971

Source: for Basalt information, railroad picture and ticket stub: BASALT: Colorado Midland Town by Clarence L. & Ralph W. Danielson, Pruett Publishing Company Boulder, Colorado, 1965 & 1971
Map source: insert ROUTES OF COLORADO AND DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROADS IN BASALT AREA
From: BASALT: Colorado Midland Town

Jun 8, 1901: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
LOCAL
Tales of Thomasville.
Clark Chatfield, of Basalt, was seen in town last Wednesday.

Aug 24, 1901: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Chatfield and Mr. J.T. Manning and wife returned from their outing on Cattle creek last Tuesday morning. They report fishing only fair.

Sep 28, 1901: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Clark Chatfield was seen yesterday prancing up and down Coyote avenue, with a bowie knife in each boot leg and a six-shooter in both caboose pockets. Don’t say anything, fellers; he is just rehearsing—sort o’ practicing for his new job, which he won’t get. There is a democrat after it, Clark.
The Republican county convention held at Eagle last Saturday resulted in the following nominations: … Clark S. Chatfield, sheriff; …

Oct 19, 1901: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
LOCAL
The editor of THE JOURNAL would like to know—Why Lawrence Bates was canned—Why Colonel Stiffler didn’t paint his store green—How Clark Chatfeild likes to ride a side saddle.

Oct 31, 1901: Eagle County Blade, Red Cliff, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 2):
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
The Republican party of this county very appropriately recognized the younger element among its membership in making two nominations, one of which is that of sheriff. Mr. C.S. Chatfield, Jr., of Basalt precinct, is a member of the generation that has attained its majority while residing in this county, and in his nomination for sheriff the party has recognized this portion of its membership in a substantial manner. Mr. Chatfield is a young man with cattle interests about Basalt and is deservedly popular where known. He will make an extensive canvass throughout the county as the condition of his private affairs will allow, and THE BLADE wishes to bespeak for him the united support of the Republicans and independent voters as well.
Note: Clark Chatfeld, Jr. is age 25, and his wife Ida, is pregnant with their second child, having lost their first child the year before.

Oct 31, 1901: Eagle County Blade, Red Cliff, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Ballot for County Offices:

Dec 16, 1901: Birth of Harold Leonard Chatfield, 2nd of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

Dec 21, 1901: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
A son was born to Mrs. Clark S. Chatfield, Jr., last Sunday night. Mother and child doing well.

Jan 25, 1902: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 2):
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
As evidence of prosperity of the Roaring Fork valley—and all sign count—it may be mentioned … that Clark Chatfield will have the picture “took” of his new baby.

May 1, 1903: Birth of Clinton Chatfield, 3rd of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

May 2, 1903: Death of Clinton Chatfield (one day old), 3rd of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

May 3, 1903: Burial of Clinton Chatfield in the Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado; he has no headstone or marker

Death announcement for Clinton Chatfield:
Note: death date is off by one day
In Loving Remembrance of
Baby Chatfield
DIED MAY 1, 1903   AGED YEARS
Note: Clinton was born May 1, 1903 and died May 2, 1903

Note: The following newspaper article states he died Saturday, May 2, 1903 and is buried the next day:

May 7, 1903: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
CHATFIELD, Baby The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Chatfield died Saturday night at the home of Mr. Chatfield’s parents. It was buried Sunday afternoon, Rev. Leland preaching the funeral sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Chatfield have the sympathy of the entire community.

May 9, 1903: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our friends who were so kind to us during the illness and death of our darling baby.
MR. & MRS. CLARK CHATFIELD

May 16, 1903: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
LOCAL
Resolution of Sympathy
Whereas, The home of our esteemed brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Chatfield Jr., has been visited by the Grim Reaper death and claimed for its own their infant child Clinton.

Therefore be it resolved by the Calla Lily Temple No. 9 that we extend our heartfelt sympathy to them in their affliction and pray that He who doeth all things well may comfort them in their distress.

Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved parents, printed in the Basalt Journal and spread on the minutes of our temple.
{MRS. J. HAZELTON
Committee {MRS. M. HYRUP
{MRS. JULIA HALL

Mar 13, 1904: Birth of Mary Charlotte Chatfield, 4th of 5 children of of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

Apr 16, 1906: Birth of Norman G. Chatfield, 5th of 5 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

Apr 26, 1906, Eagle County Blade, Red Cliff, Eagle Co., Colorado, (pg 1):
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
Sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mitchell and to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Chatfield, of Basalt, on April 16, according to the Journal of that place.

Spring of 1906: Clark S. Chatfield and Ida Hyatt family photo:

Jun 2, 1906: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 4):
Knights Elect New Officers.
Eagle Lodge No. 83, Knights of Pythias, elected the following new officers for the next semi-annual term:
Clark Chatfield, Prelate,
Note: Clark is included in the slate of five newly elected officers

Aug 18, 1906: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Clark Chatfield, Norman G. Groall and Ernest Stevens made a trip over the new road as far as Sloane last week and succeeded in making two or three horse trades before returning home.

Dec 15, 1906: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FURNITURE FOR SALE—Call on Clark Chatfield.
George Norris disposed of his residence property and household goods to Clark Chatfield, and is now temporarily located in one of Captain Collins’ houses in the grove.

Dec 15, Dec 29, 1906: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FURNITURE FOR SALE—Call on Clark Chatfield.

Dec 29, 1906: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
FURNITURE FOR SALE—Call on Clark Chatfield.

Jun 8, 1907: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 4):
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers.
Eagle Lodge No. 83, K. of P. held a very interesting meeting at their Castle hall on Friday evening of last week. Several good talks were made and the meeting throughout was minced with a brotherly cheer. The following officers were elected for the next term:
C.S. Chatfield, Jr., Prelate.
Note: Clark is included in the slate of eight officers

Jun 8, 1907: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Clark Chatfield has so far recovered as to be able to be up and around. Mrs. Chatfield has had a long siege of sickness and we are all glad to see her gradually getting well again.
Note: Clark’s wife, Ida, is suffering from tuberculosis and dies 8 months later

Feb 9, 1908: Death of Ida Emeline (Hyatt) Chatfield (age 27), 1st of 3 children of Samuel Washington Hyatt & Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw and the 1st wife of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. Their home is in Basalt, however, Ida dies from tuberculosis at Nordrach Ranch, a sanitarium in El Paso Co., Colorado. Her son Harold is seven, her daughter Charlotte is a month short of her fourth birthday, and the youngest, Norman, is not yet two.

Nordrach Ranch Sanitarium
Established in 1906 in Austin Bluffs, El Paso Co., Colorado. The Nordrach Ranch Sanitarium was Colorado’s first open-air sanatorium in which patients stayed in tents on the grounds of the facility. Nordrach was founded by Dr. Charles Fox Gardiner. It was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of city limits at Austin Bluffs.

People came to Colorado for the restorative benefits of its “clean air and sunshine. Starting in the 1860s, when tuberculosis (TB) was a worldwide problem, physicians in the eastern United States recommended that their patients go to Colorado to regain their health. As a result, the number of people with tuberculosis, called “lungers”, in the state grew alarmingly and without the services or facilities to support their needs. Tuberculosis was called consumption “because its symptoms consumed those who had it.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis_treatment_in_Colorado_Springs

Feb 11, 1908: Burial of Ida (Hyatt) Chatfield in Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado with her son Clinton Chatfield, who died May 1, 1903 when he was a day old. Clark CHatfield’s 20-year-old brother, Willard Chatfield who died of pneumonia, is also buried in Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery.

Feb 17, 1909: Death of Harold Leonard Chatfield (age 7), 2nd of 5 children of of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado, of diphtheria. Harold died the same day as his nearly three-year-old brother, Norman.

Feb 17, 1909: Death of Norman G. Chatfield (age 2 yrs, 10 mo.), 5th of 5 children of of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Ida Hyatt, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado, of diphtheria. Both Norman and Harold are buried in the Basalt (aka Fairview) Cemetery in Basalt.

Feb 25, 1909: Eagle County Blade, Red Cliff, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
MALIGNANT DISEASE UNDER CONTROL
The Diptheria Epidemic at Basalt is now under Control
Two Children die
The Town of Basalt was held in a state of terror last week through the Diptheria epidemic. The forepart of last week the three children of Clark S. Chatfield, a fireman on the Midland, were taken ill. But instead of medical attendence being summoned they were placed under the treatment of a Mrs. Sheehi, of Aspen, who gave them absent treatment from that place. Tuesday evening the two youngest children were seen to be in a critical condition and Mrs. Sheehi, who teaches Christian Science Faith came down to Basalt.

The children grew gradually worse and when death was imminent a doctor was summoned but in spite of everything death claimed two of the young children, Harold and Robert age 2 and 7 years.

Mrs. Sheehi took the first train to Aspen as soon as the doctor was summoned but was arrested when she stepped off the train at that place, through instructions from the marshall at Basalt. She was taken to the office of county Physician Loof where she was given an antiseptic bath, to prevent the spreading of the contagion.

The people of Basalt are very much aroused over the matter and threaten to commence criminal proceedings against Mrs. Sheehi. Superintendent of Schools Troendly was up from Basalt Saturday and makes the following statement in regard to preventing the disease from spreading to schools:
“We are doing everything in our power to check the disease and believe we have it under control. The school children are carrying individual drinking cups and must report the slightest case of sore throat to the physician.

Notes on the children mentioned in above article:
Harold Leonard Chatfield
Born: Dec 16, 1901, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: Feb 17, 1909 (age 7), Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado; diphtheria
Buried: Basalt Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Norman G. Chatfield (noted as Robert, age 7, in article)
Born: Apr 16, 1906, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: Feb 17, 1909 (age 2 yrs, 10 mo), Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado; diphtheria
Buried: Basalt Cemetery in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Charlotte Mary Chatfield (a month shy of age 5) recovered

Mar 4, 1909: Eagle County Blade, Red Cliff, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 1):
DENY RESPONSIBILITY
Christian Scientists Claim the Chatfield Children had Medical Attendance
We are in receipt of a letter from the Christian Science Committee on Publication relative to the death of the Chatfield children at Basalt last week. While the BLADE does not admit publishing any misstatements in that connection, still in a spirit of fairness we publish the letter, which is as follows:
To the Editor of Red Cliff Blade:
In your issue of Feb 27th you publish a misstatement of facts which does great injustice to Mrs. Shehi, of Aspen, and to Christian Science. The facts in the case are as follows: Two children not three, of Clark Chatfield of Basalt were taken ill on Saturday, the 19th. The children were placed under the medical care of Dr. Kennedy, the health officer of Basalt. Dr. Kennedy pronounced their disease tonsillitis. Under medical treatment they grew no better, and, when Dr. Kennedy was taken ill on Monday, Mrs. Chatfield requested Mrs. Shehi of Aspen to come to Basalt and give Christian Science treatment. She arrived Monday evening and then gave the present treatments no absent treatments were given. Under Christian Science treatment the boys showed marked improvement. The next morning the boys were dressed and about the house with the family as usual. In the evening when Mr. Chatfield returned from his railroad trip he employed Dr. Thompson. Consequently Mrs. Shehi discontinued treatment. She went direct to her home in Aspen. She was not arrested when she stepped off the train nor was she taken to the office of County Physician Loof. After she learned that the disease was diphtheria, not tonsillitis as was diagnosed by the first doctor, she took a medical immunity bath at her home and had her house and clothes fumigated. Mrs. Shehi is regarded very highly in Aspen and Basalt and the people were not aroused over the matter. The children died under the doctor’s care. Mrs. Shehi is not in any way responsible in any particular, not should the physician be condemned, for he undoubtedly did the best he knew how to save the children.
Denver, Colo., March 2, 1909

May 3, 1910: Federal Census for Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado:
Chatfield, C.S.: Head, age 35, Widow, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois; Engineer locomotive
Charlotte: Daughter, age 6, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Texas
Mary E.: Mother, age 62, Widow, born Illinois, father born Illinois, (Mary Elizabeth [Morrow] Chatfield, Clark’s mother)

As I Was Told:
Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. married his first wife, Ida Emeline Hyatt, who was of the well-known Hyatt family of Wyoming. Clark was a stagecoach driver and drove stage up to Hyattville, where he met Ida. Ida died of tuberculosis in 1908 at age 27, leaving Charlotte, almost age 4. In 1911, Clark married Madge Rosa, an 18-year-old beauty from Italy. Together they had five children. ~ Kathy Fabris, daughter-in-law of Lola (Chatfield) Fabris, the daughter of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa

to be continued…

May 21, 1911: Marriage of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa in Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado.

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Hyatt Family Timeline and Records

Samuel Washington “S.W.” Hyatt (father of Ida Emeline Hyatt)
1st of 5 children of George Washington Hyatt & Mahala Hettie “Mahaly” O’Neal
Born: Apr 2, 1838, Reem’s Creek, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Died: Oct 23, 1903 (age 65), Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming; kicked in the stomach by a horse
Buried: Body sent to Fairview Cemetery in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia (buried with 4th wife, Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun)
Military: 1861, Civil War, enlisted in the Confederate Army, 16th Texas Volunteer Infantry (Flournoy’s. Wounded at Shiloh in the siege of Vicksburg, Red River Campaign, Battle of Pea Ridge at New Orleans; served under General Scurry McCullough and General Edmund Kirby Smith
Occupation: Livery and feed stable, rancher; postmaster of Big Horn Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

Married (1): Aug 16, 1860, Emeline Majors, Texas
Five known children: Martha Louise “Mattie” Hyatt, James Washington Hyatt, John I. (L.) Hyatt, William “Lee” Hyatt, Amanda “Emeline” Hyatt
Emeline Majors: born May 2, 1838, Tennessee–died Oct 28, 1872 (age 34), Texas, buried unknown

Married (2): Aug 28, 1875, Sarah Johnson (Mrs. S.C. Flasher), Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
No children
(Sarah Johnson: born 1846/1856–died Feb 27, 1877 (age 29), Paris, Lamar Co., Texas, buried unknown)

Married (3): Aug 25, 1878, Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Three children: Ida Emeline Hyatt, Nettie Mae Hyatt, Arthur Hyatt
(Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw: born Jan 11, 1859, Tomlinson, Crawford Co., Arkansas–died: Sep 30, 1885 (age 26), Buffalo, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, buried unknown)

Married (4): Nov 27, 1890, Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
One child: Samuel Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt
(Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun: born May 1, 1856, Bedford Co., Virginia–died: Feb 23, 1937 (age 80), Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming, buried Fairview Cemetery in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia with her husband, S.W. Hyatt
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(m.1) Emeline Majors
Daughter of James Majors & Amanda Parker
Born: May 2, 1838, Tennessee
Died: Oct 28, 1872 (age 34), Texas
Buried: unknown
Married (1): Aug 16, 1860, Samuel Washington “S.W.” Hyatt, Texas
Five known children: Martha Louise “Mattie” Hyatt, James Washington Hyatt, John I. (L.) Hyatt, William “Lee” Hyatt, Amanda “Emeline” Hyatt

1. Martha Louise “Mattie” Hyatt
Born: Feb 6, 1862, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Died: Oct 27, 1923 (age 60), Dewey, Washington Co., Oklahoma
Buried: Hillside Cemetery in Skiatook, Osage Co., Oklahoma
Married: Jul 7, 1879, McElroy “Pat” McClarney, Stonewall Fort, Pontotoc Co., Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Nine children: Leroy McClarney, James Washington McClarney, Anna Viretta McClarney, Lenora M. McClarney, Denita McClarney, Berthena Elisabeth McClarney, Marshall Elmer McClarney, Willis Nunley McClarney, Rutha May McClarney
2. James Washington Hyatt
Born: Nov 8, 1864, Texas
Died: 1870 (age 6), Texas
3. John I. (L.) Hyatt
Born: Sep 1, 1866, Texas
Died: Sep 24, 1875 (age 9), Texas
4. William “Lee” Hyatt
Born: Nov 28, 1867, Texas
Died: Jun 25, 1908 (age 40), Copper Mountain Mines, Buffalo, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Never married, no children
5. Amanda L. “Emeline” Hyatt
Born: Jan 25, 1872, Texas
Died: after 1903

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(m.2): Aug 28, 1875, Sarah Johnson (Mrs. S.C. Flasher), Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
No children

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(m.3): Aug 25, 1878, Melissa “Mary” Bradshaw, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Born: Jan 11, 1859, Tumlinson, Scott Co., Arkansas
Died: Sep 30, 1885 (age 25), Buffalo, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Married: Aug 25, 1878, Samuel Washington Hyatt, Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Three children: Ida Emeline Hyatt, Nettie Mae Hyatt, Arthur Hyatt

1. Ida Emeline Hyatt
Born: Jan 9, 1881/82, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Died: Feb 9, 1908 (age 27), Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado; tuberculosis
Buried: Basalt Cemetry in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Married: Apr 27, 1899, Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Five children: Ray Chatfield, Harold Leonard Chatfield, Clinton Chatfield, Charlotte Mary Chatfield, Norman G. Chatfield
2. Nettie Mae Hyatt
Born: May 14, 1883
Died: Sep 6, 1883 (age almost 4 months)
3. Arthur Hyatt
Born: Aug 3, 1885
Died: Aug 23, 1885 (age 20 days)

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(m.4): Nov 27, 1890, Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Born: May 1, 1856, Virginia
Died: Feb 23, 1937 (age 80), Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming
Buried: Fairview Cemetery in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia with her husband, S.W. Hyatt
One child: Samuel Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt

1. Samuel Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt
Only child of Samuel Washington “S.W.” Hyatt & Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun
Born: Mar 27, 1894, Hyattville, rural (later Big Horn County), Wyoming
Died: Sep 10, 1978 (age 84), Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming
Buried: Riverview Memorial Gardens in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming
Occupation: Rancher, 15th president of Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Married (1): Jan 17, 1917, Lauretta Rouene “Rowena” Gapen, Fillmore Co., Nebraska
(Lauretta Gapen: Born: Apr 1, 1892, Geneva, Fillmore Co., Nebraska
Died: Dec 27, 1953 (age 61), Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
Buried: Riverview Memorial Gardens in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming)
Seven children: (in Hyattville Cemetery are twin boys 1924-1924), Paul “Milton” Hyatt, Samuel “Wesley” Hyatt, Veda Elizabeth Hyatt, Gilbert Eugene Hyatt, Lauretta “Maxine” Hyatt
Married (2): Dec 3, 1955, Alice Marie (Saban) Rannells (a widow)
(Alice Marie Saban: Born: Sep 25 1905, Shell, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Died: Aug 19, 1969 (age 63), Wyoming
Buried: Hyattville Cemetery in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming)

Timeline for Col. Samuel Washing Hyatt:
Apr 2, 1838: Birth of Samuel W. Hyatt, son of Geo W. and Mahala Hyatt, former a native of Maryland, latter
of Pennsylvania. His parents took him to Georgia.
1857: S.W. Hyatt moved to Brownwood Texas
1860: First marriage to Miss Emeline Majors, a native of Tennessee (six children: Mattie, Lee, & Emeline)
1861: Enlisted in Confederate Army in Texas. Wounded at Shiloh in the siege of Vicksburg, Red River Campaign, Battle of Pea Ridge and New Orleans; promoted to Colonel.
1875: Second marriage to Miss Sarah Johnson in Paris, Texas, where she died
1878: Third marriage to Miss Melissa Bradshaw in Paris, Texas. She died in Buffalo, leaving one child, Ida.
(Sam had a lot of horses in Texas)
1884: Moved to Buffalo, Wyoming
(stage from Buffalo and one from Parkman, Montana; homesteaded 400 acres)
1886: Moved to Hyattville, Wyoming; was postmaster in Big Horn Basin
1887: Town of Hyattville, Wyoming laid out
1890: Married Miss Elizabeth Calhoun in Leadville, Colorado; one child, Samuel C.
1900: Sam Hyatt’s store destroyed (livery and feed business)
Source: Notes of Charlotte Mary (Chatfield) Putnam, granddaughter of Samuel Washington Hyatt and daughter of Ida Hyatt & Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.

Dec 21, 1890: The Wyoming Commonwealth, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Co., Wyoming (pg 4):
ROMANTIC COURTSHIP.
A Big Horn Basin Man Wins a Wife by Correspondence.
A Leadville, Colo., correspondent says that Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Hyatt were among the passengers who left Leadville this evening. They were a bridal couple and the marriage, which occurred Thursday night, was quite romantic. On Thanksgiving night, at the residence of Mr. M.A. Cronise, 205 East Seventh street, Rev. J.R. Wood of the Episcopal church of this city united in marriage Mr. Samuel W. Hyatt of Hyattsville, Johnson county, Wyo., and Miss Lizzie Calhoun, of Lisbon, Bedford county, Va. The ceremony was witnessed by a few of the intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cronise.

Mr. Hyatt owns a fine ranch in the Big Horn basin, about ninety miles from the nearest railroad, and has not had the opportunities which some men living in busy towns have possessed in the way of ladies’ society. So he conceived the plan about two years ago of advertising for a wife. The advertisement was inserted in an eastern paper and was read by Miss Calhoun. She answered the advertisement, photos were exchanged, and a correspondence started up between the parties. That lasted for nearly two years. Finally, Miss Calhoun came west to visit Mrs. Cronise, and Mr. Hyatt came to Leadville to meet his fiancée, with the result as above stated.

1890s: Hyattville, Wyoming, cabin owned by Samuel & Elizabeth Hyatt:
Photo courtesy of Brian Dunlop, Cheyenne, Wyoming

aft 1896: Excerpt from The Rustler: Big Horn Co., Wyoming:
A FINE YOUNG ORCHARD.
Colonel Hyatt Adds His Mite to the Multitude of Mulitant Minutiae that Makes Us Great.
Two years ago Col. S.W. Hyatt, of Hyattville, finished setting out an orchard of 150 trees which includes twelve varieties of apples, some plums, and cherries. The confidence begotten by the success of the initial venture has caused him to decide to put out some peach trees next year.
Thirty-five of his trees were in bearing this year, and a finer looking lot of trees or fruit can’t be seen in any part of the country than has rewarded his confidence in Big Horn County’s adaptability to fruit growing. Mrs. Hyatt put away some of her fruit last year to test its keeping qualities, and on the 1st day of May of this year she brought out her hoard and found it in a perfect state of preservation and learned that Wyoming fruit looses none of its savor by being held over. This last feature will especially recommend fruit culture in this section as the products of other parts invariably deteriorate in flavor.
The fact that this thrifty Georgia woman has demonstrated enhances the value of our product and should prove a thorn of endeavor, for the value of our fruits will be increased through the deterioration that takes place when an attempt is made to hold the products of other sections till scarcity makes prices good. Comparisons would be decidedly odious to the other fellow. The scarcity in other parts brings enhanced value to our commodity.
Speaking of small fruits, Mr. Hyatt said: “Yes; they do splendidly. I have currents, raspberries, and gooseberries and the bushes hang full of delicious fruit.
“I didn’t think fruit trees would do well in this country until my wive got me to transplant some trees I had set out in the garden. To please her I planted a tree that the cows had eaten down three successive years at a spot near the house, where she said that it would make a nice shade tree if it didn’t bear. The first year she thinned out the sprouts leaving only the most thrifty one, and it grew to a heighth of about 5 feet the second season. The third year it bore; so from appeasing what I thought a woman’s whim I learned that there is no better fruit country in the United States, and as a result I believe we’ve got as fine a young orchard as you’ll find any where. My crabs bore in two years.
We have three varieties of Mr. Hyatt’s apples in the RUSTLER office that fill the building with fragrance. You’d ought to see them.
Note: This article is referring to Elizabeth Calhoun, Samuel W. Hyatt’s fourth wife. The Rustler in Hyattville was published from 1896-1900

Jun 8, 1900: Federal Census for Hyattville, Big Horn County, Wyoming:
Hyatt, Samuel: head, born Apr 1838, age 62, married 10 years, born North Carolina, father born North Carolina, mother born Maryland, owns farm, 37 farm animals
Elizabeth V: wife, born May 1856, age 44, married 10 years, number of children born 1, number of children living 1, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia
Samuel C: son, born Mar 1894, age 6, born Wyoming, father born North Carolina, mother born Virginia
Hawkins, Susie: servant, in (Indian?), born May 1880, age 20, single, born South Dakota, father born South Dakota, mother born South Dakota, servant
Hyatt, William: son, born Nov 1867, age 32, single, born Texas, father born North Carolina, mother born Tennessee, farm laborer
Note: Ida, Sam Hyatt’s daughter, is living nearby with her husband Clark S. Chatfield, Jr.

Hyattville:
Hyattville (Big Horn County, Wyoming) was first established in 1886 as Paintrock. It was named for Indian pictographs on a nearby cliff. Samuel Hyatt (father of Ida Hyatt) started a store and the first post office, and the town was renamed for him. When the store was destroyed by fire in 1900, Sam Hyatt became a rancher and ran a livery feed & stable barn. Mrs. S.W. Hyatt (Elizabeth Calhoun, his 4th wife) ran a boarding house.
Source: Robert W. Paris @ WashakieCounty.com website

Mar 27, 1894: Birth of Samual Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt, the only child of Samual Washington Hyatt & Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Calhoun, in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

1901-1902: Wyoming Business Directory: Official list of Post Offices, Big Horn Co., Wyoming:
HYATTVILLE
A growing town in Big Horn County, 24 miles southeast of Basin. Located on Paint Rock creek. Coal is found in this locality. Principal industry farming and stock raising.
Population 100; altitude, 4,500 feet.
Hyatt S W: livery and feed stable
Note: Sam W. Hyatt is listed along with 36 other businessmen and ranchers in Hyattville.

1901-1902: Wyoming Business Directory: Records of Wyoming Business Hoses, Trades and Professions, Hyattville:
Livery, Feed & Sale Stables: Hyatt S W Hyattville

1903: Progressive Men of Wyoming:
SAMUEL W. HYATT.
It is much to any man’s credit to well sustain the institutions, the interests, the reputation and the spirit of the community in which he is born and reared, and help to carry forward by his character and industry its life and activities along the lines of healthy progress and beneficence. But it is perhaps a far higher tribute to his credit to carry those activities into a new country, to there establish them in full force and vigor as a new center of civilization and benefaction, from which may radiate their good influences for the stimulus of every commercial, educational and moral force throughout a large environment. That he has done this is in brief the life story of Samuel W. Hyatt, of Hyattville in Bighorn county, a pioneer in that vicinity and the founder of the town which bears his honored name. He was born in North Carolina, April 2, 1838, the son of George W. and Mahala (Hammons) Hyatt, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Pennsylvania. His parents took him to Georgia in there removal thither when he was but seven years old and he there resided until he reached the age of nineteen and was educated there. In 1857 he went to Brownwood, Tex., and in 1861 engaged in merchandising, continuing this business until he enlisted in the Confederate army in which he gave most gallant service and attained the commission of colonel of the Sixteenth Texas Volunteers, C.S.A., during his military life receiving four wounds. In 1884 he came to Buffalo, Wyoming, where he conducted a mercantile enterprise until 1886, when he removed to the location which he now occupies and opened a store as the nucleus of a settlement and secured land around his buildings. As time passed the need of a definite town organization become more and more urgent and, with characteristic public spirit, he laid out the town site which was named in his honor. He was its first postmaster, its leading merchant, its impelling spirit and its vital breath for a number of years, and has the satisfaction of seeing his faith and works therein realized in the beautiful and thriving political entity to which it has risen. When he was appointed postmaster of this office he was the only postmaster in the Big Horn basin, which indicates the undeveloped condition of the country and the courage and enterprise of the man who was willing to forego all the advantages of a more advanced civilization and endure the privations and perform the labors necessarily incident to life on the frontier. He was just the man for the time and the place. He worked assiduously in getting mail routes in this part of the country and, in connection with the late Governor Richards, established and put into operation a system of general public education, having the dark smoke of schoolhouse fires ascending to greet the morning wherever the circumstances required. On his arrival in this locality he took up homestead and preemption claims and increased the volume of his land to 400 acres by subsequent acquisitions. Hyattville was laid out in 1887 and he continued to merchandise there until his store was destroyed by fire in June, 1900. Since then he has given his attention mainly to the interests of his ranch and his stock business. It need scarcely be said that his ranch is one of the features of the neighborhood, impressive in its extent, its variety of soil, elevation and products, also in the advanced state of improvement to which it has been brought, with its attractive buildings arranged with a view to the convenience of the work on the place and also for artistic unity and picturesqueness. His cattle and horses are of good quality and well-bred, the standard being high. In addition to the interests concentered on the ranch Mr. Hyatt conducts a livery and feed business in the town, and he also owns valuable land in Texas. In the town he founded he has always a deep and a serviceable interest, ever forward in aiding whatever may be conducive to its welfare and progress. He was potential in its creation and has been zealous and constant in stimulating its growth and directing the trend of its moral and mercantile energies. He is also connected in a leading way with the Basin Water-works, giving to the affairs of the company a due share of his attention and time. In fraternal relations Mr. Hyatt is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His first marriage occurred in Texas in 1860 when he was united with Miss Emeline Majors, a native of Tennessee, who died in Texas. They had six children, of whom three are living, Mattie, Lee and Emeline. His second marriage was to Miss Sarah Johnson, then of Paris, Texas, where she died. He married a third time in Texas, on this occasion with Miss Melissa Bradshaw of Paris. She died at Buffalo, Wyoming, leaving one child, Ida. The fourth marriage, which was to Miss Elizabeth Calhoun, took place at Leadville, Colo., on November 27, 1890. They have one child, Samuel C. Mrs. Hyatt is a native of Virginia, but has long been a resident of the Northwest and, one of the leading ladies in her portion of the state, she is active in works of benevolence and highly esteemed in social circles. In his military service Mr. Hyatt was wounded at Shiloh, was in the siege of Vicksburg, participated in the successful Red River campaign, was active in the battle of Pea Ridge and at New Orleans, and was connected with numerous other hotly contested and historic battles of the Civil War, serving under Generals Scurry, McCullough and Kirby Smith.
Source: Progressive Men of Wyoming, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1903 (pgs 551 & 552)
Note: I believe this sentence in the article is in error: “George W. and Mahala (Hammons) Hyatt, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Pennsylvania.” I find no record of Mahala’s maiden name as Hammons (other than on Ancestry.com, where people pulled it from this article); George was born in North Carolina, not Maryland and Mahala was born in Virginia. Mahala was the daughter of John S. O’Neal and Catherine Hemming. ~Catherine Sevenau

Oct 1903: Big Horn County Rustler, Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming:
Seriously Injured.
The many friends of Col. S.W. Hyatt will be surprised and shocked to learn that the Colonel received serious injuries on his way home from Basin today that may eventuate in his death.
While passing behind a horse that was supposed to be perfectly gentle, Mr. Hyatt, who is upward of 60 years old, received a kick in the side which broke three ribs and injured him internally.
Mr. Hyatt is a long-time resident of this state from whom the townsite of Hyattville, one of the most beautiful hamlets in the Basin, takes his name.
All hope for this recovery although Dr. G.W. Walker fears the worst.
Note: Col. S.W. Hyatt died Oct 23, 1903, shortly after from his injuries. Though he went by Col., no record confirms that he made that rank in the military.

Oct 23, 1903: Death of Samuel Washington “S.W.” Hyatt (age 65), in Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming; kicked in the stomach by a horse

1903: Burial of Samuel Washington Hyatt, Fair View Cemetery in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

1904-1905: Wyoming Business Directory: Records of Wyoming Business Hoses, Trades and Professions, Big Horn County:
Boarding Houses: Hyatt Mrs S W Hyattville
Livery, Feed & Sale Stables: Hyatt S W Hyattville 

Apr 17, 1917: Marriage of  Samual Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

Sam & Lauretta had seven children:
1. Paul “Milton” Hyatt
1918 – 2008
2. Samuel “Wesley” Hyatt
1920 – 2007
3. Veda Elizabeth Hyatt
1922 – 2010
4. infant boy Hyatt (twin)
1924 – 1924
5. infant boy Hyatt (twin)
1924 – 1924
6. Gilbert “Eugene” Hyatt
1925 – 1968
7. Lauretta “Maxine” Hyatt
1927 – 2009

circa 1930/31: (unkn couple w/baby), Hyatt children w/father: Maxine (smallest child in black dress), Paul, Wes (on car hood), Eugene (striped sweater), Veda, father Samual (Calhoun “Sam” Hyatt (chin in hand)

Feb 23, 1937: Death of Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” (Calhoun) Hyatt (age 80), in Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming; body sent to Roanoke, Virginia to be buried with husband, Col. Sam Hyatt.

1937: Burial of Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” (Calhoun) Hyatt, Fair View Cemetery in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

1953: Samuel Calhoun Hyatt, son of S.W. Hyatt and younger half-brother of Ida (Hyatt) Chatfield, ran for the United States Senate in Big Horn, Wyoming on the Republican ticket, but was defeated.

As I Was Told:
While on the campaign trail, Sam received word that his wife, Loretta Rouene (Gapen) Hyatt was dying. ~Lauretta Ovsevitz, granddaughter of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt

Dec 27, 1953: Death of Lauretta Rouene (Gapen) Hyatt (age 60), wife of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt, in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. Rouene is buried in the Riverview Memorial Garden in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming.

Dec 3, 1955: Marriage of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Alice Marie (Saban) Rannells, the widow of Lloyd Miller Rannells
Note: In the 1930 census for Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, the Hyatt’s and Rannells are neighbors.

Jan 3, 1968: Death of Gilbert Eugene Hyatt (age 42), son of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, in Worland Wyoming, of lung cancer. Gilbert is buried in the Riverview Memorial Garden in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming.

1978: Samuel Calhoun Hyatt is inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Sep 14, 1978: The Lovell Chronicle, Lovell, Big Horn Co., Wyoming (pg 4):
Obituaries
Sam Hyatt
Samuel Calhoun Hyatt, 84, died Sunday at South Big Horn County Hospital. He was born March 27, 1894, in Hyattville, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hyatt. He married Rouene Gapin on Jan. 17, 1917. She preceded him in death in 1953. On Dec. 3, 1955 he married Alice Saban Rannells. She died in Aug. 1969. He was recently received into the Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Working for both the state and national cattlemen’s association, Mr. Hyatt played a significant role in forming industry policy and took it to Washington D.C. where he helped guide it through Congress for 30 years. He was instrumental in Wyoming in implementing the Taylor Grazing Act, the first district of which was the Big Horn Basin. He also worked in Washington to obtain an amendment to the act which placed the grazing boards beyond the arbitrary control of the Secretary of Interior.
He is survived by two sons, Milton and Wesley of Hyattville; two daughters, Veda Dunn of Wakefield, Kansas and Maxine Hyatt Shapiro of Hyattville; one stepson, James Rannells of Hyattville; 12 grandchildren; five step grandchildren; six great grandchildren; five step great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Worland.

Oct 7, 2007: Death of Samuel Wesley Hyatt (age 87), son of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, in Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming. He is buried in the Riverview Memorial Garden in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming.

Oct 2007: Newspaper obit, Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming:
THERMOPOLIS — Samuel Wesley Hyatt, 87, of Thermopolis, and former longtime Hyattville rancher, died on Sunday Oct. 7, 2007 at Thermopolis Healthcare at the age of 87.
Wesley was born on July 4, 1920 at Hyattville to Samuel Calhoun and Rouene Lauretta (Gapen) Hyatt. He was raised on the family ranch near Hyattville and attended schools at Hyattville and Manderson. He played basketball and was first chair violin at Manderson High School where he graduated. He then attended Iowa State University at Ames where he majored in pre-Vet science. He returned to the Hyatt Ranch in 1941 to help during the war, and became a life-long rancher. He met the love of his life Margaret V. Fester, and they were married on July 6, 1943 in Denver.

He was a partner in the family ranching operation, and was a member of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association, and the Society for Range Management. He was honored by the SRM in 2003 when he was awarded the W.R. Chapline Land Stewardship Award for, “Exceptional accomplishments and contributions to the art and science of range management through rangeland stewardship.”

He and his wife moved to the Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis following their retirement and the sale of the Hyatt Ranch. Wes also was a member of the Hyattville Methodist Church, Worland Elks Lodge #1908, and was a former school board member at Hyattville. He enjoyed hunting big game and birds, fishing, dancing, and loved to make wine from the dandelions in his fields and the apples from the family orchard.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Gilbert Eugene Hyatt and sister-in-law Dorothy. Wes is survived by his wife of 64 years, Margaret F. Hyatt of Thermopolis; a son …; his brother Milton (Loretta) Hyatt of Thermopolis; by his sisters Veda Clevett of Thermopolis and Maxine Hyatt of Worland; by two grandsons; and by four nephews, nine nieces and a host of great-nieces and nephews.

The funeral for Wes will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Thermopolis Christian Church. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland at 2 p.m. The casket will be open at the church one hour prior to service time on Thursday. Veile Mortuary of Worland is in charge of the arrangements.

Jan 3, 2008: Death of Paul Milton Hyatt (age 89), son of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Paul is buried in the Riverview Memorial Garden in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming.

Jan 2008: Newspaper obit, Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming:
THERMOPOLIS — Paul Milton Hyatt, first born child and son of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt and Lauretta Rouene Gapen, was born in the family home at Hyattville on May 31, 1918, and died at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center Jan. 3, 2008 from complications of a stroke several years ago. He was 89.

He attended school in Hyattville for 10 years and finished his last two years at Manderson High School graduating in 1936. Milton then attended Billings Business College graduating with a degree as an Elementary Accountant. He then completed a course of study at the National Schools in Los Angeles and obtained a degree as a Diesel Engineer in 1939. Upon graduation he had an opportunity to work on the construction of Hoover Dam. 
His Wyoming roots and heritage influenced his decision to return to the ranch his grandfather and father had established in Hyattville. He was once quoted to say, “All that college just to become a cowboy!”

Milton met his wife, Loretta A. Deermer, at the Worland Memorial Hospital where he was recovering from a burn injury. That chance meeting resulted in their marriage on May 22, 1950. Fifty-seven years later, one could still witness the depth of their love and devotion through the sparkle in their eyes as they gazed at one another and the devoted care Loretta so selflessly gave to Milton the past seven years. They had spent 41 years on the ranch and raising their four children, but the bond between the two of them never wavered or weakened. Milton and Loretta celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2000. In August of that year, he embraced the Catholic faith.

Milton and his brothers, Wesley and Eugene, purchased their father’s portion of the ranch in 1955 and formed Hyatt Brothers, Inc. At that time, the boys maintained an 1800 head cattle operation and had a sheep operation for 38 years that ranged 50 miles from the Sand Creek range to above timberline below Cloud Peak. Milton had told the Wyoming Livestock Reporter in 1989, “Wesley and I were the oldest of five kids. We were our dad’s shadow. We helped him on the ranch… our father took us where ever he went.” Wesley then added, “It was in the spring of ’29 that Milton and I started going to the mountain with Dad. Our dad was a strong man-strong willed. We came up from his training… we’ve always done things together—that’s why we’ve always gotten along. At one time we had chickens, pigs, milk cows and even raised a garden—enough to take care of the needs of the family.” Milton also commented, “There’s too much education and not enough experience in ranching nowadays. We grew up on the ranch and lived it from day to day.” Ironically, Wesley died October 7, 2007, and the two brothers were not separated but 86 days.

In 1990, Governor Mike Sullivan presented Milton the Wyoming Centennial Rancher Award for Hyatt Bros. He wrote on the picture, “Milt— Congratulations on a well deserved Centennial recognition—you helped make Wyoming a special place.”

Milton loved his work whether it was calving, branding, and starting the pipelines in the spring; moving the cattle and sheep around the mountain range from the cow camp headquarters in the summer; gathering the cattle and hunting elk in the fall; and, feeding and chopping water holes in the winter. In 1991, and at almost 73 and 71 years of age, Milton and Wesley sold the ranch. Milton and Loretta moved to their home in Hyattville.

Milton was never one to sit idly around. In the evenings, he managed all the accounting, financial, and cow herd records of Hyatt Brothers. He spent many hours in the office balancing the books always to that “final penny.” Milton also had a knack for electrical wiring and plumbing and would apply that talent to his “after hours” hobbies. He loved to play cards and had an excellent mind for “strategizing.” After retiring, he loved working around their home in Hyattville and seemed to have a limitless list of projects to keep him busy. Milton and Loretta also enjoyed traveling to visit their children and spending time with their nine grandchildren. The family will remember him as a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. Milton loved people and sharing conversations with everyone he met.

Milton was extremely active at all levels of local, county, state, and national civic, political, and agricultural organizations. His wife, Loretta, felt that his involvement with the Wyoming 4-H program was certainly one of his most favorite organizations. He served as a leader for 38 years was a state director, state treasurer, and state president. He was a Wyoming State Fair Board member, and a member and chairman of the Big Horn County Fair Board from 1966-1982; member and chairman of the Big Horn County Predator Board; member and chairman of the Hyattville Old Timers Assn; member and chairman of the Wyoming State BLM Advisory Board; member of Wyoming Stock Growers Assn where he served on the Executive Board and numerous standing committees; member of Wyoming Woolgrowers Assn. and served on the Executive committee and numerous standing committees; member of Wyoming Farm Bureau — served on Tax Committee; member of National Cattlemen’s Assn. — served on various committees; member of WY Public Lands Council — Past President and served on various committees; member of the National Public Lands Council — served as one of Wyoming’s delegates to the National Organization; Director of Big Horn County Rural Electric Company and life long member.

Milton was a staunch Republican and was appointed as Big Horn County State Representative in 1982. Another highlight was attending the Presidential Inauguration of Ronald Reagan. He was also a member of the Worland Elks Lodge #1908.

He was preceded in death by his parents Rouene (1953) and Sam C. (1978), his brothers Eugene (Jan 3, 1968) and Wesley (2007) and his eldest son, Samuel (2004). He is survived by his wife of nearly 58 years, Loretta of Thermopolis, and his children…

The Rosary will be held on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7 pm at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis.

Mar 16, 2009: Death of Lauretta Maxine Hyatt (age 81), daughter of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, of Alzheimer’s. Lauretta is buried in the Riverview Memorial Garden in Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming.

Mar 2009: Greybull Standard, Greybull, Big Horn Co., Wyoming:
Lauretta Maxinne Hyatt
WORLAND – Former Hyattville resident Lauretta Maxinne Hyatt, 81, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for several years. She was born on Nov. 6, 1927 on the family ranch near Hyattville, a daughter of Samuel Calhoun and Lauretta Rouene (Gapen) Hyatt. Maxinne was raised and schooled at Hyattville and graduated from Washakie County High School in Worland in 1945.

Maxinne studied art under Robert Lindneux in Denver, Colo. and in New York City. She met her future husband George H. Tencich in Denver and they were married in New York. The couple had five children. They later divorced. She worked as an artist and owned her own gallery Maxi’s Boutique in Worland. She had worked as a sales representative for western artist Harry Jackson and was a Mary Kay Cosmetics sales representative. She also helped with the family ranching operation in Hyattville. Her hobbies included painting, riding horses, and gardening. She was a member of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Assn., the Cowbelles and the Order of The Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Sherry Tencich, her parents and her brothers Eugene Hyatt, Wesley Hyatt and Milton Hyatt.

Maxinne is survived by … . A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held this summer at the Hyattville Community Center. Following a family viewing, cremation will take place and the ashes will be buried in the family plot in Riverview Cemetery in Worland.

Jul 30, 2010: Death of Veda Hyatt (age 88), daughter of Samuel Calhoun Hyatt & Lauretta Rouene Gapen, in Thermopolis, Hot Springs Co., Wyoming. Veda is buried in the Highland Cemetery in Wakefield, Clay Co., Kansas.

OBITUARY:
THERMOPOLIS – Former Hyattville resident Veda Hyatt Clevett, 88, of Thermopolis died on Friday evening, July 30, 2010 at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Healthcare.

Veda was born on May 25, 1922 on the Hyatt Ranch near Hyattville, a daughter of Samuel Calhoun and Lauretta Rouene (Gapen) Hyatt. Veda was raised at Hyattville and attended elementary school in Hyattville. She graduated from Manderson High School where she was active in 4-H, excelling in swine showmanship.

She worked at Stockgrowers State Bank in Worland before going to college in Denver, Colo. where she earned her Master’s Degree in Music.

Veda met Virgil Brown in Denver and they were married in Hyattville. They returned to Denver where he was stationed with the U.S. Army. The couple transferred to Munich, Germany. While living in Munich, she studied music at the University of Munich. After they divorced, she returned to Denver where she continued to study and teach music.

She met and married Pat Doran in Cheyenne. The couple moved to Greybull where they lived and adopted three daughters, …. The family moved back to Cheyenne. After divorcing, Veda moved back to Denver to live and teach music.

Veda met Emerson Dunn, a fledgling minister and the couple moved to Junction City, Kansas where they built the First Christian Church. Veda enjoyed being a minister’s wife. She worked at Fort Riley Army Base. After Emerson’s death, she returned to Denver to obtain her doctorate in Christian Counseling.

She worked as a counselor at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver and as a private counselor through her church. She then married Bud Clevett in Denver. He died shortly after their marriage. While living in Denver she won many awards while competing in ballroom dancing.

In 2002, she moved to Thermopolis to be near her two brothers and their wives and her sister. In Thermopolis she was very active in the Hot Springs Christian Church where she was the church musician and led Bible study groups. She always encouraged people to better themselves and she was also an excellent organizer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; her brothers Gene, Wesley and Milton Hyatt; her sister Maxinne Hyatt; her niece Sherry Tencich; her nephews Sam and Lanny Hyatt; and her sister-in-law Dorothy Hyatt. Veda is survived by her daughters; four grandchildren; her sisters-in-law both of Thermopolis; and by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. at Hot Springs Christian Church in Thermopolis with her friend Daryl Lottman officiating. Burial will follow next week at Highland Cemetery in Wakefield, Kans.

Veile Mortuary of Worland is in charge of the arrangements

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.